Credit: Max Fischer from Pexels With more working hours and lower average base pay, the well-being of U.S. teachers continues to be worse than that of similar working adults—a consistent pattern since 2021, according to a new RAND survey. Managing student behavior, low salary and administrative work outside of teaching were the top-ranked sources of stress for teachers in 2025. Teachers reported working an average of 53 hours per week; 15 of these hours—or roughly one-quarter of their working hours—were outside of their contracts. This compares to 44 hours per Read More